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White suspenders worn by Cab Calloway

20th century

United States, North and Central America

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Source catalog description

This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

A pair of white suspenders worn by Cab Calloway. The suspenders are made of two straps of a white, stretchy, synthetic fabric with silver tone clips on each end to attach to the trousers. The straps of the suspenders are looped through a wide, clear, plastic adjuster at the back. All four straps have a flat metal loop on the ends that are attached to the silver tone clips. The two front straps have silver tone metal adjusters.

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Catalog metadata · CC0 · Source checked 2026-10-13

Catalog reference: A2015.273.1.30.3

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